First defeat of the Manchester City of Pep Guardiola

The first pothole of the season for the Manchester City seems to have arrived this season 2016-17, and now the incógnita will be to know until when will last, and if it will arrive or no to benefit to the FC Barcelona in the direct duel that will keep both teams in UEFA Champions League next Wednesday 19 October in the Camp Nou.

The case is that the ones of Pep Guardiola suffered this Sunday the first defeat since the one of Santpedor is technical of the group "citizen", falling in the field of a worthy rival as it is the Tottenham of Mauritius Pochettino, in principle one of the clubs that foresees that they struggle to the end with Manchester City and Manchester United -as well as the rest of candidates- by the title of Premier League 2016-17.

The "spurs" put a greater intensity that the Manchester City along all the meeting in White Hart Lane, and said signal of identity helped them to carry the three points to the detriment of a team, the one of Guardiola, very mermado by the drop of Kevin Of Bruyne, the one who in this beginning of season was being without place to doubts the director of offensive game of the group before the injury.

The ones of Pochettino did it everything well on the terrain of game, achieving a meritoria victory thanks to a goal in own door of Kolarov and another target of Delle Alli, the one who defined to perfection after a perfect triangulation in which they participated also Eriksen and Are, one of the big disclosures of the season in England.

The Manchester City tried it with Sterling, Agüero and Silva in attack, but the gunpowder did not arrive and the ones of Pep Guardiola fit a bitter defeat, especially after the tie of the past Wednesday against the Celtic of Glasgow in Champions League. Soon they will measure to the Barça, and just now arrive the first problems to the Etihad Stadium.